German American vote urged to shape U S politics in Viereck piece
Viereck calls German and Irish Americans to unite for power in American politics. He urges a strong leader, cites past support for Wilson, and warns against misdirected energy while warning Britain and Irish allies. The piece discusses Karl Schurz’s era and names Charles Nagel as possible heir.
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United Bites
George Sylvester Viereck
Viereck
Anterbay
Wilson
Amman
George Washington
White House
New Party
Fichurz
Europe
Carl Schure
United States Senate
Schurs
Congress
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Schurz
Thhe
United States
Cecil Rhodes
Andrew Carnegié
Ruddenness
Diphtheria Vaccination Discussed For School Opening
An article outlines diphtheria risk with new school year, noting expected rise until November and peak in January before easing. It explains vaccination steps using toxin-minimized injections, adult tolerability, and expected protection duration for those vaccinated, with safety and availability details for physicians.
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NovAr
York City
Pervasive Picket Views on Regulation and Efficiency
A fragment from the Seattle post Intelligencer debates economic regulation and efficiency. It argues for government intervention to regulate distribution and prices, warning of concentrated control by few firms and the risk to private property and liberty, citing constitutional concerns and wartime measures.
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Seattle
Anckene
Anna
Aia Transportation
Bader
York
Tox
Jeage
Philander C. Knox
Clermans Sign On A Good World Now And Then
A reflective poem extols optimism and resilience in daily life. The speaker, claiming long residence, argues that good outweighs bad, with cheerful days outnumbering woes and belief in steady effort amid trials.
Revolutionary precedent cited on repatriation of fallen soldiers
The New York Herald notes a proposal to spend 50 million dollars to return U S soldiers who died in foreign service. It contrasts this with a precedent set at Lexington Concord where the dead are memorialized on site. The piece references Colonel Roosevelt's stance and memorials on the battlefield.
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New York Herald
Jmverine
House of Representatives
Kntsr
Roosevelt
Lexington
Concord
Manas
Mighty Good World and Weather in Verse
A fragment from a column notes romantic imagery and weather, praising steadfast love and life together. It references May blossoms, a dark day, and a humorous misreading of a word on a London home plate. The piece includes a quip about a chirapodiet and a chalked inscription mystery.
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Prom
Lomlon
London
Fragmentary Dialect Tale From Vallas News Scene
A garbled passage depicts a confrontation at a scene where attendants and two men argue over a drink and a claim of truth, with a boy shouting and a bottle of forte mentioned amid confusion about who is at fault.
Our Different Worlds by Trobert 4 Barrett
A dome with four colored windows offers four men differing views of a landscape. Each man touches another as they glimpse an ocean, a city, green fields, and yellow mountains. Most see only their own window brightened by personal perception.
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Trobert
Barrett
Hofstadter Defends Wealth Against Bolshevik Label
In Sioux City the Hebrew schools superintendent Herman Hofstadter criticizes a Rotary Club speech denouncing wealth as a Bolshevik menace. He argues that large fortunes can be legitimate and beneficial when used for industry and public good under existing tax laws.
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Scotland
Herman Hofstadter
Hebrew Schools
Sioux City
cave @n
Rotary Club
New York
Wusmere
God’s Country: Ackerman on Midwest labor harmony and unrest
In a Topeka Capital discussion of industrial unrest, Carl W. Ackerman says the heart of America lies west of the Mississippi where cooperation between employers and workers reduces strife. He contrasts eastern states with Kansas Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Illinois arguing unity on shared principles is the path forward.
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Topeka
Beeston ‘Transcript
Carl W. Ackerman
America
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Kalish
Hlinois
Indiane
Michigan
Pheoriais
Ackerman
Sountry
Mississippi
Miusia
Caer
Divorce Request Fights Court Dismissal Amid Claims
In Poison, a four man case in Milwaukee Journal notes a husband seeking dismissal of his divorce suit after recounting alleged mistreatment. He defended his behavior by stating he should have ignored rumors and stressed that much of what was said was untrue or exaggerated. The article reflects on how gossip shapes perception and the harmful effects of unverified claims.
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Milwaukee Journal
Abe
No Man's Land Reconsidered by Paris Council
The Spiteenbersen islands, unpartitioned for four centuries, are described as three times New Jersey in area yet temperate from the Gulf Stream. The Paris supreme council may grant rights to Norway, with Russia, Denmark, Sweden etc. watching as claims shift and romance stirs new colonial dreams.
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New York World
Spiteenbersen
New Jersey
Arere Otrefe
Easter Siberie
Ade
Europe
Supreme Council
Paris
Norway
Mursia
Denmark
Aweden Atayr
Brooke
Sarawak
Proletariat Then and Now From Scribner's
Time of shorter hours for labor meant breadwinners had time to rest and care for families. Modern era sees a push to end working overtime in service of a capitalistic agenda, altering the wage labor balance.
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Scribner'a
Tara
Why Not Gonator From The New York War
Fragmented OCR notes discuss wartime trade and policy in a late 19th century context. It mentions Vall’s 2 pimetione, Senger Wall and Amerheatis in a debate over home trade and isolation. The text hints at modern methods and the need to try new approaches despite concerns.
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New York
Senger Wall
Mille
Weber
Heung Hanna
Right and Wrong First Aid Lessons From War Experiences
Dr C W Banks of Thomas A Edison Industries notes early first aid programs caused more harm than good. He cites 1917 accident totals, stresses limiting iodine use and dressings, and warns against overzealous home nursing. The lesson: inexperienced helpers do more harm if overtrained.
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C. W. Banks
Thomas A. Edison Industries
Bike
Weg
Oy & Beck
Nete Sankes
Women and Neckties in Hoosier Political Strategy
Republican leaders in Indianapolis discuss winning women voters with reasons over sentiment. They warn opponents who rely on trivial appeals like flowers or fashion, noting women demand well reasoned arguments and deliberate choices, not mere ploys.
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Indianapolis News
Republican Women’s National Committee
Audr
Invention of Invisible Signaling by Prof. Wood
The article reviews Prof. R. W. Wood of Johns Hopkins who supplied the U S army with invisible signaling using ultraviolet light. Rays invisible to the eye become visible via a receiving instrument, enabling coded telegraphic messages without recognition by outsiders.
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Christian Science Monitor
R. W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
United States Army
France's Ku Klux and Justice in the Nation
The article warns about unidentified French groups likened to the Ku Klux Klan venting justice in communities. It notes government concern over such “Visitantes” style actions, avoiding lynching thus far, while pondering how authorities should respond to this extralegal conduct. It also includes a digressive note on Ben Franklin and peace makers with unrelated historical references.
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France
Los Angeles Times
Wealth, Liberty, and Class Power in Postwar Debate
The piece argues against middle class redistribution myths, stressing that wealth concentration benefits a few and that exploitation requires large organizations curbing individual liberty. It asserts many productive workers rely on elite leaders and warns that without education or disciplined reform the upper and middle classes could be destroyed, affecting global production.
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William A. Scott
Milwaukee Journal
United States
League of Nations
Hookworm Eradication Efforts in West Indies Intensify Disease Fight
The international health program targets about 3 000 people per unit in the West Indies. Each unit maps villages and privies, conducts a census, tests feces for hookworm, and treats the infected with thymol and saline purges. About 50 percent cured after two treatments, with ongoing education on foot hygiene and safe foods.
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West Indies
Wast Indies
Nektatéb
Egur
Howard
Themelves
Public Health Service
Aunt Kathe of Louteville Draws Strikes Over Washing Wages
The Loutaville Coufieré Journal reports Aunt Kathe and other washerwomen facing new wage demands and threats of strikes. Augt Kage notes other washers join a march while a grocer comments, amid patient laments and old grievances. The piece concludes with a garbled farewell amid community tensions.
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Loutaville Coufieré Journal
Louteville
Kathe
Chile
Kage
Strangers’ Trade and a Grocer’s Proud Deceit Seen
A fragmentary tale describes a grocer preying on strangers, buying prunes in large lots and profiting from others’ money. The narrator laments as a smooth grafter seeks profit, leaving him broke, while a forged gentleman style and pride in wealth are blamed for the deceitful exchanges. The voice ends with a hurried, anxious scene in a hall.
Wealth and manners of rich Americans in Harpers essay
In Harper's Gibbs argues many rich Americans hide innate wealth beneath a plain surface. He contrasts self restraint with prewar European aristocracy, noting spent fortunes on diamonds and luxury yet avoiding ostentation.
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Civedt
Selene
Wimpelty
Hontai
Nice
Paris
Bonne
Monte Carlo
Paciaiare
Oil in Mexico and the British American capital control
A study summary notes that 1918 Mexican oil output reached 68 060 868 barrels amid British and American investment dominance. It questions Article 27 of Mexico’s constitution, retroactivity, and international law while considering future ownership and peaceful path for ten years.
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Mexico
League of Free * Nations
Lion's Share
Dray
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Mngland
Philip’ Gibbs
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